The Arizona Court of Appeals (the "Court") affirmed a superior court's ruling for summary judgment in favor of a hospital's chief of cardiology and health system's general counsel against a physician's claims of defamation.
The plaintiff, cardiologist Seyed Mohsen Sharifi Takieh, MD (“...
As many hospitals across the nation continue to face COVID-19 patient surges that overwhelm emergency rooms and ICUs, CMS also issued a reminder to hospitals to remember their obligations under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 9
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio (the "Court") ruled that a physician’s claims against the health system and hospital that employed him did not stand up because they stemmed from protected peer review activities.
Physicians in California may face disciplinary action for helping patients obtain inappropriate medical waivers from wearing masks. The Medical Board of California announced on August 18 that “a physician who grants a mask or other...
Credentialing Resource Center Journal - Volume 30, Issue 8
The Supreme Court of Kentucky (the "Court") reversed a lower court's ruling, finding that a root cause analysis (RCA) report was protected by an amended portion of the state's peer review statute. The plaintiffs, the estate of Donald Patrick Reddington Sr., sued Jewish Hospital (the "Hospital")...
